Tag: Duindistel

Following the retirement of Belgian rallying legend Freddy Loix at the end of the 2016 season, Vincent Verschueren was one of many drivers who hoped to step up. Loix won the Belgian championship four seasons in a row from 2013 to 2016, the final three of which were in a FABIA S2000 or FABIA R5. Verschueren had finished third in the championship on no fewer than four occasions. But this season, driving a FABIA R5 in the Duindinstel colours but prepared and run by the GoDrive team, alongside co-driver Veronique Hostens, he took his chance to claim his maiden Belgian championship title and a fourth successive win for ŠKODA.

Vincent Verschueren claims Belgian Rally Championship, while Kris Princen wins Rallye du Condroz-Huy ● Ferenc Vincze Jr claims his first victory in the Hungarian Rally Championship at the Eger Rallye ● There is a One-Two-Three for ŠKODA FABIA R5 drivers at the Rallye National d’Automne La Rochelle in the French Cup ● Derek McGarrity takes another win in Northern Ireland ● Two FABIA R5 drivers finish on the podium at the Lausitz Rallye in Germany

Fredrik Åhlin strengthens his lead in the British Rally Championship after winning the Pirelli Rally. Vincent Verschueren and Norbert Herczig maintain their leads in the Belgian and Hungarian Championships respectively, after podium finishes at the Rallye de Wallonie and the Ózd Rallye. ŠKODA WRC2 dominance continues at the Rally Argentina.

Fredrik Åhlin wins on his debut FABIA R5 drive at the Border Counties Rally in Scottland, Raimund Baumschlager beats WRC cars to the Rebenland Rallye victory in Austria and Hermen Kobus takes the victory at the Zuiderzeerally in the Netherlands, while Benoît Allart and Vincent Verschueren finish on the podium at rain-hot Spa Rally and Alessandro Perico places third at the Rally il Ciocco.

A flying start to the Belgian Rally Championship as the FABIA R5 secures a ‘One-Two’ finish at the Rally van Haspengouw, while Ole Christian Veiby claims both his and the FABIA R5’s maiden rally win in Norway at the Numedalsrally.